--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:44 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: > > > Vaj wrote: > > > Which matha are you particularly referring to? > > > > > The matha at Sringeri, the headquarters of the Saraswati sampradaya, > > the Dasanami sect founded by the Shakaracharya. Sringeri was the > > headquarters matha of Swami Brahmanand Saraswati, whose teacher was > > Swami Krishnanand Saraswati of Sringeri. > > > > > The mantrayana is not simply located at a particular monastery > > > or math, in fact it is much more widespread. > > > > > So, you're saying that many other temples in India, not just > > Brahmanand's headqurter matha at Sringeri, practice a meditation > > similar to TM and that the use of some TM bija mantras is widespread. > > It's very ubiquitous. Sri Vidya is not the only source of bija mantras. > > > > > > If they are real practitioners of the mantrayana why would > > > they be worried about any temple other than that of their > > > own bodies and those they loved? > > > > > Because the Sri Vidya is a secret tantric sect - it's not available to > > non-initiates. Only insiders like Marshy know much about the bija > > mantras they use at Sringeri - Marshy was taught them by his master, > > Swami Brahmanand Saraswati over the course of thirteen years in the > > Himalayas. This has all been confirmed by Swami Rama - don't you read > > books? > > It was actually from a conversation with Sw. Rama that I found out > that Mahesh was one of the leading suspects in the murder of Swami > Brahmananda. Sw. Rama's teaching on meditation probably most closely > resembles Swami Brahmananda's own practice, not TM. >
Mmmmm, so you're saying that the fact that MMY produced a controvesial will didn't make the connection for you? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
